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The plexiglass that separates hockey players from the fans has the tendency to bring out the worst in people. Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of drunken, belligerent, foul-mouthed idiots at football, basketball, and baseball games. But the vast majority of them hurl their taunts and insults from a safe distance. They don’t get […]

As the great Kenny Rogers once said, you’ve got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, know when to run. Unfortunately, NHL linesman Andy McElman isn’t familiar with the sage advice of “The Gambler.” During a late-game scrum between the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks, McElman […]

Hockey yields a lot of gruesome injuries, and most of them are the result of frozen pieces of rubber hitting guys in the face at speeds of up to 100 mph. However, the most gruesome hockey injuries always involve skates. Fortunately, such injuries are surprisingly rare. Every couple of years we get a really nasty […]

Back when every picture you took cost actual money—because you had to put this stuff called film into your camera—photobombing existed, but it was relatively rare. However, since the advent of camera phones and social media, photobombing has become a genuine fad, like skinny jeans, or the Macarena. In fact, these days, according to the Photobombing […]

Since joining the Boston Bruins on a full-time basis in 2005, Tim Thomas has used his unorthodox goaltending style to help him find plenty of success in the NHL. Some of those larger, more prominent successes include four all-star appearance, two Vezina Trophies as the league’s top goaltender, a Stanley Cup, and a Conn Smythe […]

Some people love hockey fights and insist they are an essential part of the game. Other people say they are barbaric and should be taken out of the game. And what’s really interesting is that both sides build their arguments upon the same foundation: physical carnage. Ostensibly, proponents of fighting in hockey say it’s all […]

Yesterday we showed you the awesome mask that Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will be wearing when his team takes the ice at Wrigley Field for Saturday’s NHL Stadium Series Game against the Chicago Blackhawks. Today, we unveil the rest of Fleury’s Stadium Series equipment, which includes a set of golden pads that should go […]

Following a two-and-a-half week hiatus, you can expect the timing of at least a few NHL players to be a little off when they return to the ice following the Olympic break this week. Last night, during a Western Conference battle between the Los Angeles Kings and the Colorado Avalanche, it was the Kings’ Jordan […]

Everyone knows hockey goalies are crazy. How could they not be? Their job is to stand in front of frozen chunks of vulcanized rubber being fired at them at 95 mph. That being said, these crazy people are also amazing athletes who do things most of us couldn’t do in our wildest dreams. Score a […]

Most non-Canadians probably don’t understand why Canada winning gold in both men’s and women’s hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics is such a big deal. Yeah, it’s cool, but they did the same thing in 2010 and 2002. Doesn’t the luster wear off just a little bit? Well the answer is no, not in Canada. […]

I was awfully excited to see the NHL back in action last night, but I’m pretty sure that wasn’t the case for everyone. Among those who probably weren’t too excited about the resumption of the NHL season are the fans of the Buffalo Sabres, who must now get back to the harsh reality of cheering […]

Hockey players don’t make as much money as baseball, basketball, or football players. Plus, most of them have major dental problems, and they are nowhere near as famous as other athletes south of the 49th parallel. However, on the whole, hockey players are a more down to earth, less pretentious bunch than the guys in […]

Over the years, goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has gone through quite a few different mask designs. But no matter what the occasion, whether he’s suiting up for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL playoffs or representing Team Canada at the Olympics, one thing about Fleury’s masks always remains the same: they’re all designed by artist Stephane Bergeron […]

Imagine you’re a hockey player about to compete for the chance to win an Olympic gold medal against the greatest hockey power in the world. Now imagine that, two hours before said game, somebody comes into the locker room and says you can’t play the game because you took some allergy medicine. Given that you […]

It was on this day in 1993 that the New York Islanders retired goaltender Billy Smith’s number 31. In doing so, Smith became one of six former Islanders players to have his number retired by the organization. Billy Smith was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Kings, but in 1972 he was selected by the […]